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Also Known As	Upton Beall Sinclair
Born	September 20, 1878 • Baltimore • Maryland
Died	November 25, 1968 (aged 90) • Bound Brook • New Jersey • (Anniversary tomorrow)
Founder	End Poverty in California
Awards And Honors	Pulitzer Prize (1943)
Notable Works	“American Outpost: A Book of Reminiscences” • “Dragon’s Teeth” • “My Lifetime in Letters” • “Oil!” • “The Jungle” • “World’s End”

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